The 14th Wellness
Logistic Wellness, stylized symbol: Silver Rocket. I am mobile.
We must not allow our bodies to wither in old age without fighting back. While the cane is a helpful tool, the walker gets seriously in our way, and the wheelchair will destroy us if we let it. Fight back! Stay physically mobile, keep your driver's license, maintain your independence as long as you can!
The person I admire is Elon Musk
What is this? My new computer has, without permission, sent all my files to OneDrive which means that I must be online to access them.
This means that I must always be online.
Doesn't it follow that my computer is an open book to the powers that be?
We already knew that nothing on our computers is private, but that problem applied to bad actors only.
This behavior on the part of Government or Computer Technology, probably both, is bold, blatant, hostile, criminal behavior in my opinion.
The 12th-Plus-one Wellness (that number, you know, the one with the ONE and the THREE has been retired in an abundance of caution and respect)
Financial Wellness, stylized symbol: Copper Penny. I am frugal.
I believe it is not only disrespectful to the good earth, but bad luck or bad karma or whatever you like to call it to be wasteful. People who say that money is not important have obviously never found themselves without it.
The person I admire is my grandmother who taught me the value of The Almighty Dollar
Overdoing Things
I disagree with the old saying that, in order to strengthen our bodies, we must step out of our comfort zones. The pain of sore muscles and small injuries can destroy the enjoyment of exercise, the pleasure and wonder of sculpting our bodies back to robust health.
Why not slow down, take it easy, have fun? What's the rush?
The 12th Wellness
Behavioral Wellness, stylized symbol: A Black Hood. I am systematic.
Routine, ritual, regularity is comforting and may be essential to an older person. We all have some routine in our lives, as brushing our teeth or showering or eating habits.
One thing after another as planned. This helps to keep us on guard against wrong habits.
HABIT
First comes the Thought,
Then, the Word --or the Clarified Thought,
Then, the Action,
Then, the Habit,
Then, the Character,
Then, Destiny --Lao Tsu, 5th or 6th century BC, or he may have been a compiler of maxims.
The person I admire is Dustin Hoffman for his performance as Raymond Babbitt in RAIN MAN.
A funny thing happened on the way to the casbah
In my car while waiting for a stop light to turn green, a pedestrian was speedily crossing my path. He was a young man, very tall, whip thin. He had the springiest gait I had ever seen. Bouncing off his toes he must have risen over a foot in the air.
On his shoulders riding piggyback was precariously balanced a tiny little boy maybe eighteen months old. He was in extreme and urgent distress holding his bottle clenched in his teeth while holding on for dear life to his dad's head with both hands.
In such a heart-wrenching moment as that, what can one do? Nothing, but to hold one's breath and hope for the best. They continued without incident until they were out of sight.
